noun · verb · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American, Received-Pronunciation:/tɪnd͡ʒ/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
rhymes with -ɪndʒ
CMU ARPABET:T IH1 N JH
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A small added amount of colour; (by extension) a small added amount of some other thing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tincture, cast, teint, teinture
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The degree of vividness of a colour; hue, shade, tint.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A draper's or clothier's markup.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Broader terms: small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
Narrower terms: snuff
9
verb
Meaning 9
color lightly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
her greying hair was tinged blond
the leaves were tinged red in November
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tint, tinct, touch
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: color, colorize, colorise, colourise, colourize, colour, color in, colour in
Narrower terms: henna, tincture, complexion
10
verb
Meaning 10
affect as in thought or feeling
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
My personal feelings color my judgment in this case
The sadness tinged his life
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: color, colour, distort
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch
History
Etymology
The verb is derived from Latin tingere, present active infinitive of tingō (“to dip; to moisten; to colour, dye, tinge”). The noun is derived from the verb.
Across languages
Translations
49 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
дъх
(dǎh)
— small added amount of colour; (by extension) small added amount of some other thing
Bulgarian:
лъх
(lǎh)
— small added amount of colour; (by extension) small added amount of some other thing
Czech:
odstín
— small added amount of colour; (by extension) small added amount of some other thing
Czech:
tón
— small added amount of colour; (by extension) small added amount of some other thing
Czech:
nádech
— small added amount of colour; (by extension) small added amount of some other thing
Danish:
anstrøg
— small added amount of colour; (by extension) small added amount of some other thing
Dutch:
tintje
— small added amount of colour; (by extension) small added amount of some other thing
French:
teinte
— small added amount of colour; (by extension) small added amount of some other thing
French:
touche
— small added amount of colour; (by extension) small added amount of some other thing
German:
Färbung
— small added amount of colour; (by extension) small added amount of some other thing
German:
Tönung
— small added amount of colour; (by extension) small added amount of some other thing
Norwegian Bokmål:
anstrøk
— small added amount of colour; (by extension) small added amount of some other thing
Occitan:
tencha
— small added amount of colour; (by extension) small added amount of some other thing
Occitan:
tòca
— small added amount of colour; (by extension) small added amount of some other thing
Portuguese:
toque
— small added amount of colour; (by extension) small added amount of some other thing
Spanish:
toque
— small added amount of colour; (by extension) small added amount of some other thing
Ukrainian:
відті́нок
(vidtínok)
— small added amount of colour; (by extension) small added amount of some other thing
Ukrainian:
до́мішка
(dómiška)
— small added amount of colour; (by extension) small added amount of some other thing
Bulgarian:
оттенък
(ottenǎk)
— degree of vividness of a colour — see also hue, shade, tint
Bulgarian:
нюанс
(njuans)
— degree of vividness of a colour — see also hue, shade, tint
Danish:
nuance
— degree of vividness of a colour — see also hue, shade, tint
Dutch:
schakering
— degree of vividness of a colour — see also hue, shade, tint
Dutch:
ondertoon
— degree of vividness of a colour — see also hue, shade, tint
French:
nuance
— degree of vividness of a colour — see also hue, shade, tint
French:
teinte
— degree of vividness of a colour — see also hue, shade, tint
Italian:
sfumatura
— degree of vividness of a colour — see also hue, shade, tint
Occitan:
nuança
— degree of vividness of a colour — see also hue, shade, tint
Occitan:
matís
— degree of vividness of a colour — see also hue, shade, tint
Spanish:
toque
— degree of vividness of a colour — see also hue, shade, tint
Spanish:
tinte
— degree of vividness of a colour — see also hue, shade, tint
Spanish:
matiz
— degree of vividness of a colour — see also hue, shade, tint
Dutch:
tinten
— to add a small amount of colour — see also tint
Dutch:
lichtjes kleuren
— to add a small amount of colour — see also tint
Esperanto:
tinkturi
— to add a small amount of colour — see also tint
Esperanto:
tinktureti
— to add a small amount of colour — see also tint
French:
teindre
— to add a small amount of colour — see also tint
German:
tönen
— to add a small amount of colour — see also tint
Korean:
가미하다
(gamihada)
— to add a small amount of colour — see also tint
Persian:
رجیدن
(rajīdan)
— to add a small amount of colour — see also tint
Persian:
رزیدن
(razīdan)
— to add a small amount of colour — see also tint
Persian:
رشتن
(roštan)
— to add a small amount of colour — see also tint
Sicilian:
tìnciri
— to add a small amount of colour — see also tint
Spanish:
retocar
— to add a small amount of colour — see also tint
Spanish:
matizar
— to add a small amount of colour — see also tint
Spanish:
teñir
— to add a small amount of colour — see also tint
Bulgarian:
нюансирам
(njuansiram)
— to affect or alter slightly
Spanish:
matizar
— to affect or alter slightly
Spanish:
teñir
— to affect or alter slightly
Bulgarian:
нюансирам
(njuansiram)
— to change slightly in shade due to the addition of colour; (by extension) to change slightly in quality due to the addition of some other thing
